ST. JOSEPH – Griffon basketball (3-7) fell to No. 1 Northwest Missouri (9-0) in the MWSU Fieldhouse. Missouri Western outshot Northwest Missouri from the field by 2.1 percent and 2.9 percent from the free-throw line.

MWSU opened the game by scoring the first five points and led for the first three minutes of the game. The Bearcats answered the early Griffon run with a 13-2 run as Missouri Western couldn't quite chip away enough to lead the game again.

NOTABLES

• MWSU had three players score in double figures led by Lavon Hightower's 15 points
• Hightower scored in double figures for the seventh time this season
• Missouri Western used a 10-4 run over a 3:54 span in the first half to cut the Northwest Missouri lead down to one
• The Bearcats forced 15 Griffon turnovers
• The Griffons outshot their opponent from the field in back-to-back games

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Central Missouri on Dec. 14 for a 7:30 p.m. game in Warrensburg, Missouri.